Good Morning! More GOODIES for you!!!

Good Morning Cottage Style Street Team!!! Well as you know the
race is ON!!! It is Wednesday morning and we all ready have over
700 POSTS!!! whohooooooooooooooooooooo...I for one can't wait
to see what happens! Ok...as promised...some more goodies for
your viewing pleasure this morning...here is the second packet
of goodies that is being added to the grand prize (oh...there are
many more to come!!!) Today we have our our sweet and
fabulous friend StarryDeborah.etsy.com to thank! She made one
of her famous little petite pots for us...but this was made with
YOU in mind! Just check it out "friends" how cute is this and
how thoughtful! Then there are two of her adorable little tea
tags (so much cuter in person!) Then I added some of pops satin
roses! I mean -- how fabulous is this! Enjoy my friends...more
to come on Friday!!! : ) Everyone...stop by StarryDeborah.etsy.com
today and say hi and send her your heart!!!!

And the GREAT PINK RACE BEGINS!!!!

Good Morning Cottage Style Street Team!!!! Hope you all had
a wonderful Mothers Day and you are all ready to let the
race commence! The checkered Pink Flag has been raised and
now the finish line is one month away...but don't relax...
there will always be someone in back of you ready to take
the lead : ) I am going to be on the sidelines cheering you
on...where this leads is anyone's guess!

Everyone...PLEASE read the next Post...it Features our
Incredible Featured Member of the Week...
BRAMBLEANDVINE.etsy.com! so don't forget to read ON!!!

The rules are simple. The race runs from May 11th 6:00 AM
EST to June 11th 6:00 AM EST. We will be keeping our same
forum for one month straight so we won't be changing every
week for now...we want that number to grow and get NOTICED
and I so know it will! Treasuries will certainly help you
cross that grand finish line...they are worth 30 posts!!!!
I am so happy to tell you that the Cottage Style Street Team
is getting noticed and sales have increased and that is
because number one...everything that you ladies do is
FABULOUS and also that you have all been working so hard to
get us out there and get noticed and it is working!!!! So
crack those knuckles and warm up those computer engines
because the race is on!!! At the finish line there is a
GRAND PRIZE awaiting the winner and there will be Second Place
and Third Place prizes also! The prizes will be revealed
slowly -- one every other day here on our blog so if you
haven't bookmarked this spot...please do! Hopefully
revealing them this way will build the excitement and of
course that means that anyone that wanted to send in a
goodie still has time!!! (andrea cammarata...10 Orchard
Place...wayne...nj...07470.

One more thing before i reveal the first part of the prize...
I want to personally thank each and everyone of you for
making The Cottage Style Street Team the best team ever.
Each one of you are special and such an asset but more
importantly what touches my heart is the selflessness of this
team...the willingness to always support your friends!!!
I applaud you for that and that is the KEY to this teams
success!!! In a world that loves the word ME...it is
such a ray of brilliant sunlight to be surrounded by so many
people that care about each other. I for one am thrilled
to call you my friends and I know that is the feeling
throughout our community! Now...let's make a BIG SPLASH
on the ETSY forums and show everyone what we are made of!
Let's set a record for the largest month post ever!!!!!
This is a race where EVERYONE WINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
oh yes...i am sure some extra little perks will pop up!!!
Hugs to you all and much love and thanks for being YOU!

Let's raise the curtain on the first part of the grand
prize! FABULOUS creative supplies from our friend
Denise from TheSeasonalCottage.etsy.com (and all of
her other shoppes : ) Oh what goodies you can create
with these! We start with 3 1 ounce bottles (i love
the bottles...aren't they the coolest) of 7 Gypsies
color wash...Pastel Peach...Walnut Midnight... and
pastel yellow...GORGEOUS!!!! Then fabulous twisties,
an awesome french/english bracelet kit that everyone
is going to adore...then there is a package of
gorgeous tranparent buttons (skies the limit on
creating with these) then there is a primative
style wire hanger that you can hang an original
piece of your art from...so cute! Also 4 wooden
heart hangers that are an open canvas to create with!
Then there are two adorable hanging hearts!!!!!
To sweeten this even further I am adding some pretty
millinery flowers and 3 4X4 mini canvases! Now
ladies...this is only the tip of the iceberg!!!!
Thank you so much TheSeasonalCottage.etsy.com as
always you are a golden asset to this team...we
love you and thank you for everything that you do
and this array of goodies is SENSATIONAL!!!!!
Stay tuned...Wednesday another reveal!!!!

Featured Seller: BrambleandVine

Well with all of the buzz about the BIG PINK RACE...Let
us not forget to celebrate our favorite Monday Event...
The featured seller of this week is our wonderful friend
Lora from BrambleandVine.etsy.com.

Lora is a fabulous supporter of the CSSTEAM and we all
want her to know how much she is appreciated! Always
in the forums promoting her fellow team mates and
chatting and sharing her adventures (most recently
Italy) with us. Her artwork is inspired by natural
surroundings, home, family and old books. Lora is
a freelance artist with much talent! One of her
specialties is digital artwork for crafters, scrappers
and card-makers. You can check her out at
www.bitsofivory.com and her shoppe here on Etsy is
just divine! BrambleandVine.etsy.com. Ah yes...
recycle is a word that fits into her creations and
that is fabulous!

Come on over and say hi to Lora...check out her
glorious shoppe...say hi...send her your heart and
maybe leave her a little comment...I am sure she
would LOVE THAT!!! We all want to send her a hug
and much thanks and appreciation for being such a
terrific cottage friends!!!! hugs...pops and
all your cottage friends : )

Featured Seller: YappsCottageDecor

Good Morning Cottage Style Street Team! Hope
you are well this wet and chilly morning here
in New Jersey. We had another wonderful week
of fabulous posting and tons of outstanding
treasuries. The CSSTEAM is really getting out
there and we are being seen by the ETSY
community. Many of our members have reported
increased sales and many others have been
knocking on our door for membership! So we
are doing something right!!!! I just want to
take this time to thank ALL of you for posting,
creating mini works of art with your treasuries,
tagging all your items, displaying our logo
(we will be updating that soon...so stay tuned)
for spreading the word and representing us with
the finest products out there! When people
think of the CSSTEAM they just don't think PINK
any more...they thing QUALITY! ORIGINALITY,
SENSATIONAL ARTWORK, TOP NOTCH SUPPLIES with
and ARTISTIC TWIST, VINTAGE SUPERIORITY, BEAUTY,
ToP NOTCH CUSTOMER SERVICE, ALL THINGS BEAUTIFUL,
and yes... Pink and roses fit in there too : )
I am applauding you all!!!! You are just the
best!...hugs...POPS!

Well the time is nearing!!! Next Monday Morning
kicks off our month of the FIRST CSSTEAM
posting Marathon!!!! So get those cups of coffee
and tea ready...put on your most comfy slippers
and pj's on, crack those fingers and warm up for
the GREAT PINK RACE!!!! More info to follow...
but the checker flag goes off at 6:00 am EST
next Monday! and then the finish line will be
crossed on June 11th at 6:00 AM EST...This is
a race that anyone can win and everyone has an
equal shot...you can make a race for it out of
the box or run a steady course and go wild at
the end...it is up to you but one way or another
it is going to be FUN!!!!

Now...as always...we introduce our Cottage
Style Street Team Featured Member of the Week.
Today we would like to celebrate Lora from
YappsCottageDecor.etsy.com Lora is a pure
delight and a wonderful member of our great
team! She is attentive to others words and
always there to lend a suggestion and to lend
a support to our team! We want her to know
that she is appreciated and a valued member
of our family here in the world of CSSTEAM!
Thank you lora for everything!

Lora works from home and is also a mom and a
wife...so she has three full time jobs : ) as
many of us do! She runs a delightful shoppe
that is filled with hand made bath and body
products. She has done extensive reasearch
on her products creating a delicate blend
that benefits the skin and is delightful to
the scent. All of her products have been
tested on herself, family and friends...oh
how pops loves to see NO ANIMAL TESTING...
applause for you LORA!!! : ) Her soaps are
skin safe and hypo allergenic...they are also
Non-Comedogenic which means they do not clog
pores. Lora also runs two other shoppes:
DIYsupplies.etsy.com and PinkPretties.etsy.com
so come on and visit her this week...send
her your heart and drop her a little comment
here...she would love that!

Thank you Lora for being you!!!! ENJOY the
week everyone...see you in the forums and
get ready for the race!!! remember... i
have been scratched : ) lol!

Featured Seller: SecondHandNews

Good Morning Cottage Style Street Team and a
very HAPPY MONDAY MORNING to you all! Well we
have had another 1100 PLUS postings in the forums
and lots of goodies are coming in the mail...I
am jealous of all of you : )lol!!! I want to give
everyone a little bit more time to send their
donations in so our posting race will commence on
May 11th and will run through to June 11th and the
the winner will be announced on June 15 on the
Monday Morning Post! If we get some more goodies
in...I will make one or two more collections so
we have place winners to make it a bit more fun
for everyone. So remember to send you goodies
to me: andrea cammarata 10 orchard place, wayne,
nj 07470 by May 7th -- that is the hard fast
deadline now -- that will give me time to photograph
the final collection and get it posted on the blog
for Monday Morning the 11th! Don't forget your
little Etsy goodie -- I have to say the ones that
have come are OUTSTANDING...can you hear me...
OUTSTANDING!!!! I am dazzled!!!! If you have to
be refreshed about the contest...just scan down
3 full features and take a peek! : ) Thanks ladies
you are just fabulous!

Now...drumroll PLEASE...the featured member of the
week is...SecondHandNews.etsy.com Michelle is a
treasured member and such a great support to us all
with her postings and cheerleading for everyone!
Her shoppe is filled with artistic creations and
fabulous vintage finds! You must drop by this week
and take a look and send her your heart : ) leave
a little comment...she will love that!

Would you like to get to know Michele better? Of
course you would! She absolutely adores shabby chic
and country cottage decor and her favorite collors are
robin's egg blue, pin and barnwood red. She loves
to created reworked pieces that she paints and
distresses and transforms them in her own very
special way. Oh yes like so many of us...she is
obsessed with VINTAGE!!! and she shares tons of
vintage treasures in her shoppe. Now she is going
to go junking in New Jersey where she most recently
moved to from California! I guess she is bi-coastal :)
sorry...had to say that : )

Everyone on the Cottage Style Street Team would like
Michele to know how much she is loved and appreciated!
A big hug and a HUGE thank you for all that you do
for our team : )...hugs...pops!

Featured Seller: InspirationCottage

Good Morning Cottage Style Street Team! Hope you all had a
picture perfect weekend and are rested up for the week
ahead. I have to tell you ladies...we had a RECORD WEEK
last week!!! Over 1300+ posts in our weekly forum...we
SHATTERED the old record of just a little over 700! WOW!
Tons of gorgeous treasuries...new members and many people
are noticing us and I think it is wonderful! So a HUGE
THANK YOU to everyone...what a FABULOUS team you all make!
Remember our deadline for the donations for our gift
basket is due by April 28th...details on that are in an
earlier post...please scroll down : ) my address once
again is: Andrea Cammarata 10 Orchard Place Wayne NJ 07470.
Hope you have another record breaking week...I love seeing
you all in the SPOT LIGHT!!!!

Now...for the Featured Member of the week...hear the
drumroll...InspirationCottage.etsy.com Pam is a lovely
lady with an adorable shoppe filled with tons of
Cottage Goodies...she has overflowed her supply shoppe
and just opened a new shoppe called:
rosearborcottage.etsy.com for her hand made goodies!
Pam has been crafting since her teens and she adores
all forms of creations...sewing...embroidery...
flower arranging...altered art...jewelry making and
so much more! She loves to inspire others to craft
which is the inspiration for her crafting kits. Oh
yes...crafting with her Grand Kids is TOP on her
list of things to do!

Pam is a great support to our Team and a FABULOUS
treasury creator! We appreciate her team spirit
and can't wait to see what she has in store next!

Please drop into Pam's shoppes throughout the week
and say hi...send her your heart and if you can...
leave her a little comment...i am sure she would
LOVE to hear from you all.

Another BIG Thank you to the greatest team on ETSY
you girls ROCK!...hugs...pops

Featured Seller: Pearliebird

Good Morning Cottage Style Street Team! Hope you all had
a fabulous Holiday Weekend and got some rest last night
after all the festivities! You also needed some rest from
all the hard work you did on our forums last week and all
of the incredible treasuries...you really out did yourselves.

Our team is just completely outstanding and I for one
am very proud to be a part of it! Thank you to everyone!

A quick reminder...if you have some goodies for the upcoming
contest...please mail them my way as soon as you can so
I can get some photos done to kick off MAY in the forums! :)
andrea cammarata. 10 orchard place. wayne. nj 07470

Ok...drumroll...our Featured Member of the week is Kym from
Pearliebird.etsy.com Kym...aka...Pearlie is one of our
newest member and she has jumped in and become one of us
very quickly and we are thrilled to have her as a new
friend and as a wonderful support! She has an adorable
little shoppe that you all should take a peek into. You
will love all of her goodies...i just LOVE her chenille
bunny tags!

Kym is a stay at home mom...mother to three very talented
and creative girls and a special little furbaby name ZOE!
She just adores paper, old lace, buttons, bling, glitter,
ink, paints, and ephemera! Sounds pretty Cottage to me :)

I am sure that Kym would love to hear from you...send her
your heart and drop her a little comment...it will make
her day! Also drop by her blog:
www.artfullyyours.blogspot.com and while you are having
fun...drop by her daughters blog also : )
http://craftylass.etsy.com ENJOY!

Once again Kym...everyone here Welcomes you with open
arms and we can't wait to get to know you better! We
thank you for just jumping right in and being such an
open and loving person! Hugs from us all...pops!